> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Development Mode

> Evaluate PlayFab risk-free in Development Mode with no monthly billing up to 1,000 unique users, then launch titles through Game Manager when ready to scale.

# Titles in Development Mode

<Info>
  When you're ready to scale up, it's important to make sure you switch your title from "Development Mode" to "Live." To make this change, use the **Launch** button on the Game Overview page or the PlayFab main dashboard. This change ensures that the title isn't limited to 100 unique users.
</Info>

<Note>
  Development Mode is being replaced by Foundation Mode as of March 11, 2026. To access PlayFab services with no monthly bill for the duration of your development cycle, we recommend [creating new titles in Foundation Mode](/services/playfab/get-started/foundation-onboarding). All titles that ship to an XBOX storefront will also get Foundation Mode services included as part of their platform agreement.
</Note>

Developers can evaluate PlayFab services risk free using Development Mode, with no monthly bills up to the first 1000 unique users. Once a title in Development Mode hits this limit, no additional users can be created until a title is moved to a live mode.

Titles can be [launched](/services/playfab/pricing/title-launches) through Game Manager and is then considered live. Launching a title removes all Development Mode limitations.

By default, every title created starts in Development Mode. The **My Studios and Titles** main page indicate which state a title is in through a mark on the bottom, left corner of the title block. This indicator can also be viewed at the top of the left nav within a title. Titles in Development Mode are labeled **Development**. Live titles are blank.

**My Studios view of Development Mode title tag**

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/iADzli99B7EWodAv/images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/development-mode-title-tag.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iADzli99B7EWodAv&q=85&s=11382524dbd316d2e67c6cb2107a6d4a" alt="My Studios view of Development Mode title tag" width="504" height="175" data-path="images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/development-mode-title-tag.png" />

**Title page view of Development Mode title tag**

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/iADzli99B7EWodAv/images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/dev-mode-title-tag-titlePage.PNG?fit=max&auto=format&n=iADzli99B7EWodAv&q=85&s=a392df66179e3276835dfae81d4ecd23" alt="Title page view of Development Mode title tag" width="248" height="180" data-path="images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/dev-mode-title-tag-titlePage.PNG" />

**Live title with blank tag**

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/iADzli99B7EWodAv/images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/live-mode-title.PNG?fit=max&auto=format&n=iADzli99B7EWodAv&q=85&s=69847b90f4f6e48f89c61b24ad566f97" alt="Live title with blank tag" width="359" height="336" data-path="images/services/playfab/pricing/pricingV2-media/live-mode-title.PNG" />

<Note>
  As long as your title is in Development Mode, consumption isn't counted towards any of your billable meters.
</Note>

The example below shows how meter consumption is reflected in the billing for a fictional customer called Fun Studios:

| Title                         | Title mode       | Meter Consumption           |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------- |
| Fun Game                      | Live             | 1 million PlayStream events |
| Fun Game 2: The Return of Fun | Development Mode | 100,000 PlayStream events   |

When Fun Studios visits their Billing Summary page, they only see the consumption for their Live title, Fun Game, count against their Standard Plan included resources.

**For more information on these topics, check out these pages:**

* [Pricing Meters](/services/playfab/pricing/meters/meters)
* [Account Upgrades](/services/playfab/pricing/account-upgrades)
* [Billing Summary and Base Rate](/services/playfab/pricing/billingdetails)

## Limits

There are some studio and title limits associated with Development Mode:

### Studio limits

| Limit                      | Amount    |
| -------------------------- | --------- |
| Titles in Development Mode | 10 Titles |

### Title limits

| Limit                             | Amount                                                |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Unique users                      | 1000 users created                                    |
| PlayStream events                 | 1 million events                                      |
| Telemetry events                  | 1 million events                                      |
| Profile reads                     | 5 million reads                                       |
| Profile writes                    | 1 million writes                                      |
| Profile storage                   | 2 gigabytes (GB)                                      |
| Entity statistics reads           | 5 million reads                                       |
| Entity statistics writes          | 1 million writes                                      |
| Entity statistics storage         | 100 Stat definitions, versions = 1                    |
| Entity leaderboard reads          | 5 million reads                                       |
| Entity leaderboard writes         | 1 million writes                                      |
| Entity leaderboard storage        | 50 Leaderboard definitions, 10,000 rows, versions = 1 |
| Content and configuration reads   | 20,000 reads                                          |
| Content and configuration writes  | 15,000 writes                                         |
| Content and configuration storage | 2 GB                                                  |
| CloudScript execution time        | 20,000 GB-s                                           |
| CloudScript total executions      | 200,000 executions                                    |
| Insights credits                  | Insights Performance Level 1                          |

**Definition of unique users:** Unique users are the total number of players ever created in your Development Mode title, which is distinct from monthly active users or daily active users.

<Note>
  You can learn more about title limits at [PlayFab Pricing](https://www.playfab.com/pricing).
</Note>


## Related topics

- [Quota Leaderboards](/services/playfab/community/leaderboards/quota-leaderboards.md)
- [Quota Statistics](/services/playfab/player-progression/statistics/quota-statistics.md)
- [Title launches](/services/playfab/pricing/title-launches.md)
- [Performance and retention](/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/insights/performance-retention.md)
- [Experiments Pricing](/services/playfab/live-service-management/game-configuration/experiments/pricing.md)